Purpose The article revisits the negative effect of welfare state schemes on crime rates with
a focus on the pathways of that effect. Social support theory (SST) and institutional anomie …

The contributors to this inaugural issue of International Criminology were asked to reflect on
the present state of comparative criminology and to speculate on whether it will become …

As the most serious crime, homicide is both relevant and suitable for cross-national
comparisons. The global homicide rate of ca. 6 per 100,000 people is an average of hugely …

Abweichendes und strafbares Verhalten sind im Jugendalter besonders häufig, wenn auch
seit längerem im Rückgang begriffen. Die Mehrheit aller Jugendlichen verstößt im Laufe …

This chapter examines the key features of the crime decline in the United States during the
1990s–2010s but also takes a broader look at the violence declines globally. The author …

Prior studies have found an increasing level of firearm-related violence with both lethal and
non-lethal outcomes in Sweden, concentrated among young men. This study compares the …

Introduction Interpersonal violence is a high-priority issue for the general public,
policymakers, and academics. It is commonly defined as the use of physical force …

This chapter provides an overview of Cullen's (Justice Q 11: 527–558, 1994) social support
theory. Different aspects of social support theory, from its definitional and measurement …

The goal of this study was to examine region-specific structural covariates of homicide rates
in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). LAC nations possess 8% of the global …

This study investigates the longitudinal relationship between international migration and
homicide using a sample of 88 developed and developing countries from 1993 to 2015 …